1591. (1) The directors of an applicable company shall provide information to, and consult with, employees’ representatives at the appropriate level in relation to the sustainability information required under section 1590 and the means of obtaining and verifying such information.

(2) Any opinion of the employees’ representatives in relation to the information referred to in subsection (1) shall be communicated, where applicable, to the directors of the applicable company.

(3) For the purposes of this section, "employees’ representatives", in relation to an applicable company, means –

(a) in the case of an applicable company to whom the Employees (Provision of Information and Consultation) Act 2006 applies, the employees’ representative within the meaning of that Act, or

(b) in the case of any other applicable company, any persons duly appointed or elected by employees of the company as an employees’ representative for the purposes of this section.]